Photo two: grape harvest time

I also took a picture of the grapes while at the winery.
This is a test post from my phone. I think this blogger ap works.

Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program (BORP) revolution

Yesterday I biked 25 miles with 2 coworkers(Lindsey and Muriel) at the BORP revolution ride.  It was a nice loop starting and ending at the Trentadue winery.  There were a number of distances the rider could choose from.  It was Lindsey's first long ride, and she did great.  Muriel also kicked butt on her pretty new road bike.  Next year we think we might be able to do a longer ride.  It all depends on who joins us.  Hopefully we can fundraise enough to get another patient to participate!
Days like these make me remember how lucky I am to live in such a beautiful area.

Last year my patient, D, a 20 year old guy with a C6 level spinal cord injury, joined us.  I think it may have been his first time to wine country despite growing up in Richmond, CA.  He loved it!

Anyway, he had to do a very short ride.  If he can do the ride next year, I hope to find a way to connect his borrowed adapted recumbent hand cycle to my upright bike.  Has anyone done this before?  I have seen two recumbent bikes interconnected...
you would think it would work like a trailer, but instead, its another bike...

One guy on the ride yesterday rigged something up to do the job.  I didn't get to see it in action, but I hear it worked well.
It was the one thing I took a picture of that whole day.  Now it is time to see if I can upload it.

 I refer all my pedi kiddos to an orthotist who is fantastic.  I have had phone conversations with her for 3 years, but we have never met.  It turns out that she is a velo geek too and was also at this ride in support of BORP.  It was nice to finally meet her in person.

I also ran into one of my fellow wheelchair building buddies from my whirlwind wheelchair class.  Good times!

And, I saw one of my patients who I sent to BORP to stay fit.  Apparently he frequents the place a lot!

THANK YOU to everyone for all the support!  It makes me so happy to be able to help this non profit keep doing what they are doing!

It is a small scale and community friendly event.  It is a great way to get started to get into cycling as well  a great ride for experienced cyclists.

I am already dreaming up grand plans for next year including maybe camping in that area for the weekend.  Mark your calendars for next year, last weekend of September.

Thanks for reading my first real post.

thanks again for your contributions!!!

Getting ready for travel

As I get ready for this trip to Spain and Turkey, I decided I wanted to be share my adventures with friends and family along the way.
I have created this blog to keep you all updated on my upcoming adventures.  I hope to use this blog to remember my travels, to share them, and to have a reference point for others who may want to do similar trips.
Thanks to anyone in advance for your comments!
Looking forward to getting that passport out and really exploring again!
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